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The National Undergraduate Film Festival of Columbia UniversityMon, 16 Apr 2012 17:11:38 +0000http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2enhourly1TICKETS ON SALE NOW!http://www.cunuff.com/?p=237
http://www.cunuff.com/?p=237#commentsMon, 16 Apr 2012 17:10:23 +0000adminhttp://www.cunuff.com/?p=237TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE FOR THE EIGHTH ANNUAL COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY NATIONAL UNDERGRADUATE FILM FESTIVAL.

The event will take place this Saturday, April 21 from 2-4:30 PM. We have selected six extraordinary undergraduate films that you do not want to miss.

]]>http://www.cunuff.com/?feed=rss2&p=2370Athena Film Festivalhttp://www.cunuff.com/?p=223
http://www.cunuff.com/?p=223#commentsFri, 27 Jan 2012 15:25:16 +0000adminhttp://www.cunuff.com/?p=223Don’t miss the 2nd annual “Athena Film Festival: A Celebration of Women and Leadership” being held on the Barnard College Campus, February 9-12, 2012! For more information check out: http://athenafilmfestival.com/

]]>http://www.cunuff.com/?feed=rss2&p=2230SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO APRIL 1!http://www.cunuff.com/?p=213
http://www.cunuff.com/?p=213#commentsWed, 04 Jan 2012 05:55:43 +0000adminhttp://www.cunuff.com/?p=213We have decided to extend our final submission deadline to April 1, 2012. Please continue to submit your film, along with a $20 submission fee. We are loving all of the films so far!

In the meantime, you can check out our trailer!

]]>http://www.cunuff.com/?feed=rss2&p=21312011 Animation Workshop with London Squaredhttp://www.cunuff.com/?p=200
http://www.cunuff.com/?p=200#commentsMon, 28 Nov 2011 04:51:06 +0000adminhttp://www.cunuff.com/?p=200CUNUFF would like to thank those who attended our animation workshop with London Squared, sponsored [in part] by the Arts Initiative at Columbia University. This funding is made possible through a generous gift from The Gatsby Foundation.

]]>http://www.cunuff.com/?feed=rss2&p=2000Congratulations – 2011 Award Winnershttp://www.cunuff.com/?p=182
http://www.cunuff.com/?p=182#commentsWed, 27 Apr 2011 14:16:20 +0000adminhttp://www.cunuff.com/?p=182On April 3rd, 2011, Columbia University was proud to host the 7th Annual Columbia University National Undergraduate Film Festival. With judges Jennifer Elster (In The Woods, BELIEF) and Jamal Josephs (August Rush), the event was a fantastic showcase of seven student independent films which ranged from horror to heartfelt comedy.

The 2011 Nominees Were:

By Jude – Angela Chen

Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Crafts – Talia Alberts

Nightfall – Corry Wiens

pennies – Jonathan Chanin

Hypnocus-Pocused – Victor Suarez

Marta – Rachel Mersky

The Goldfish – Jacob Mendel

And the Winners Are:

Best Film – Hypnocus-Pocused

Best Directed – pennies

Best Cinematography – The Goldfish

Best Acting – Hypnocus-Pocused

Best Screenplay – Marta

Concord Audience Award – Hypnocus-Pocused

Congratulations to all the winners, and to thank you to all who submitted to this year’s festival.

Jon Alpert has distinguished himself as an award-winning documentary filmmaker. He has won three Primetime Emmy Awards, eleven News & Documentary Emmy Awards, one National Emmy for Sports Programming, four Columbia DuPont Awards, and a Peabody Award. He was an Academy Award nominee this year for Chinaâ€™s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province. He is also co-founder and director of Downtown Community Television Center (DCTV), Americaâ€™s largest and most honored non-profit community media center.

Michael Hausman received a BA from Cornell in 1957. He has produced or executive-produced most of Milos Forman’s films including Amadeus, Man on the Moon, The People vs. Larry Flynt, Ragtime, and Hair. He has also produced films for directors David Mamet, Mike Nichols, Robert Benton, Ang Lee, Richard Pearce, and Robert M. Young. Recently, he received an Emmy award for HBOâ€™s Recount. He is president of Filmhaus and Cinehaus Inc. and has taught at Columbia since 1978.

Joan Stein Schimke was nominated for an Academy Award for One Day Crossing, which also won the Student Academy AwardÂ® Gold Medal and the DGA Best Woman Student Filmmaker. Other directing credits include several short films and an episode of â€œLaw & Order.â€ She worked as Production Coordinator on Eric Mendelsohnâ€™s 3 Backyards, Locations Coordinator on Woody Allen’s Deconstructing Harry, and assistant to director Bette Gordon on Luminous Motion. Joan is an Assistant Professor at Adelphi University and is currently developing a number of feature film projects.